FAOFisheriesReportNo.655 FIPL/R655(En) ISSN0429-9337 Reportofthetwenty-fourthsessionofthe COMMITTEEONFISHERIES Rome,26February-2March2001 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAQpublicationscanberequestedfrom: SalesandMarketingGroup InformationDivision FAO ViuledelleTermcdiCaracalla 00100Rome.Italy E-mail:[email protected] Fax:(+39)0657053360 Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.655 FIPL/R655(En) Reportofthetwenty-fourthsessionofthe COMMITTEEONFISHERIES Rome,26February-2March2001 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2001 This Ons K9Q8Il-llEl4ilLll-li8llRllSUlB twtThhhhieaestiUdsnneofiseotirvegmednarattNoiiaonotnntipshoreneospmdaupcrcltotonoycdfeeotrdhnneoaitFnnodgiomtptdhhleaeynptlrdheeegAsageelrxnitpscartutealisttosuunrsieooonfOfrtoghfaaenanynmiayztcaeootrpuiiinoantnliroyoin,fn tdeerlriimtiotrya,tiocnitoyfoitrsfarroentaieorrsoorfboitusndaaurtiheorsi.ties,orconcerningthe ISBN92-5-104651-4 wbAiapisIlrnnnyurhliffftooteooohvut-rrrroilemimmmrddngaaaaiehitttzpdtlibiieesoooedttrnnnohmrpewiDeacpriissdorostvsepdodihoriyrdsuouvoriuecurenoicttscdngts.oef.hafoetfFrnidto@RsAryrhteeOeftapsepu.ooarrlcdlli.ooVuyoetopdicrhryaoaauergrtlccwiiertkogCoidtinhhtnheootitaelnweelrlhlnfeco.eaoTolpdrnedmegPdremroeurmemtbdsedrihl.disceiiAsrsisRCpsiahepnaeoilplromnnrpiaingcoucnf-adraarcatuptloonicoilmmodtosamnin.etseohsMr0nefuoci0oflsiro1ctpafo0sirmlpuo0mamyhtcearpRiethdiuboreigirirpmahtaipeetelaord.SlsmhewiieIoriintsslnvtasdihlttiayecohhorreuoiins.terss ©FAO2001 Copyrightedmaterial I -Ill- PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT theCommTihitsteiestohneFfiisnhaleriveesrshieolndoifntRhoemreepoIrrtomas2a6pFperborvueadrybytoth2eMtawtccnhl >iM.)mnli i mu>il Distribution: AllFAOMemberNationsandAssociateMembers Participantsatthesession OtherinterestednationsandnationalandintemalionalOrganizations FAOFisheriesDepartment FisheryOfficersinFAORegionalOffices Copyrightedmaterial -IV- FAO. Reportofthetwenty-fourthsessionoftheCommitteeonFisheries.Rome,26February-2March 2F0A0O1.FisheriesReport.No.655.Rome.FAO.2001.87p. ABSTRACT TheTwenty-fourthSessionoftheCommitteeonFisherieswasheldinRome,Italy,from26Februaryto 2March2001.TheCommitteeagreedtoestablishaSub-CommitteeonAquacultureandadoptedthe (InItPeOrAna-tIiUoUna)l.PFlAanOowfaAsctcioomnmteondPreedvefnotr.itDsectoenrtainnduoEulsiemfifnoarttseiInllpergaolm.otUinnrgeptohreteidmpalnedmeUnntraetgiuolnaotfedthFeisChoidneg ofConductforResponsibleFisheriesandrelatedIPOAs.TheCommitteeagreedthatfuturereportingonthe applicationoftheCodeandrelatedIPOAsbebasedonin-depthanalysisofproblemsassociatedwithits efficientimplementation,usingcasestudiesandensuringregionalcoverage. TheCommitteerecommendedfurtherstudiesonsubsidies,andatechnicalcoasultationtoconsiderhow fisherystatusandtrendsreportingcouldbeimprovedeffectively,includingthepossibledevelopmentofan IPOAonStatusandTrendsReportingonFisheries.TheCommitteeagreedonaprocessregardingFAO inputtoCITESonitsListingCriteria;recommendedtheorganizationofatechnicalconsultationonthe cTsouhbnejseuclCtto;amtmaioinndttoesfueJguganepseptr2eed0c0it0ahtabetedistnehnetthetvoaelCvuIaebnTltEeSacgSorenectreremitebanurttiiaotcnoausolftdhetnhofetorFbmeaAlOa/FchDAiAOevNeiIdn,DpuAtthtePorroCejIpeoTcrtEtSoonrfevtFihieeswhtpeQrcuohacnleiisctsa.yl Assurancetocapacitybuildingindevelopingcountries,commendedthequalityofworkoftheSub- CommitteeonFishTrade;andwelcomedtheMedium-TermPlanforFisheriesandidentifiedtheexpected resultsoftheProgramme.TheCommitteeidentifiedpriorityareasofworkfortheFisheriesDepartment duringthebiennium2002-2003,andtheareasofworkforitsSub-CommitteeonFishTrade. 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Chairman CommitteeonFisheries MrSjarifudinBaharsjah IndependentChairman CouncilofFAO Copyrightedmaterial VII- CONTENTS Page MATTERSREOUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL ix Paragraph introduction L3 ELECTIONOFTHECHAIRPERSONANDVICE-CHAIRPERSONS 4-5 ANilDESIGNATIONOFTHEDRAFTINGCOMMITTEE OPENINGOFTHESESSION 6 ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTS 7-10 FORTHESESSION ACHIEVEMENTSOFMAJORPROGRAMME2.3FISHERIES1998-1999 11-19 PROGRESSREPORTONTHECODEOFCONDUCTFORRESPONSIBLE 2040 FISHERIESANDRELATEDINTERNATIONALPLANSOFACTION DECISIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHESEVENTHSESSION 41-51 OFTHECOKISUB-COMMITTEEONFISHTRADE.BREMEN. GERMANY.22-25MARCH2000 PROPOSEDCOFISUB-COMMITTEEONAQUACULTURE 54-62 CITESCRITERIAFORCOMMERCIALLY-EXPLOITEDAQUATICSPECIES 63-72 PROPOSALFORIMPROVEDGLOBALREPORTINGONTHESTATUS 73-81 ANDTRENDSOFFISHERIES CONCLUSIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHEEXPERT 82-90 CONSULTATIONONECONOMICINCENTIVESAND RESPONSIBLEFISHERIES ILLEGAL.UNREPORTEDANDUNREGULATEDFISHING 91-111 MEDIUM-TERMPLAN2002-2007 112-117 DATEANDPLACEOFTHETWENTY-FIFTHSESSION LL8 ANYOTHERMATTERS 119-P3 ADDITIONOFTHEREPORT 124 Copyrightedmaterial AppendixA: Agenda 21 AppendixB: ListofDelegatesandObservers 23 AppendixC: ListofDocuments 61 Appendix1): OpeningStatementbyMrDavidA.Harcharik, 63 DeputyDirector-General AppendixE: TermsofReferenceoftheSub-CommitteeonAauaculture 67 AppendixF: StatementbvtheDelegationofCanadaonIPOA-IUU 69 AppendixG: InternationalPlanofActiontoPrevent,DeterandEliminate Illegal,llnreportedandCnregulatedFishing 71 Copyrightedmaterial ix MATTERSREQUIRINGTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOUNCIL FORAPPROVAUENOORSF.MENT TheCommittee: ProposedCOFISub-CommitteeonAquaculture i) rAegcroememdetnodeesdtabblyisthhethEexpSeurbt-CCoomnmsiutlttaeteioonnoAnqutahceulPtruorpeosweidthCiOtsFIterSmusb-oCfomremfietrteenceeoans Aquaculture,Bangkok,Thailand,28-29February2000. (paras.59,62) Illegal,UnreportedandUnregulated(IUU)Fishing i) AdoptedbyconsensustheIPOA-IUUFishingascontainedinAppendixDof documentCOFI/2001/7Add.,asamendedbytheresultsoftheinformal,open- ended"FriendsoftheChair”meetingsandwithanamendmentinsertedin Plenary,whilstnotingreservationsmadebyanumberofcountriesincluding. AntiguaandBarbuda,CanadaandJapan. (paras.99,102.105and108) FORDECISION/INFORMAT1ON AchievementsofMajorProgramme2.3Fisheries1998-1999 i) Notedwithconcernthestagnationinfundingforfisherieswhilsttherehadbeena substantialgrowthintheworkandresponsibilitiesofFAO. (para.12) ii) RequestedFAOtoconsiderthefeasibilityofincreasingbudgetaryallocationtothe FisheriesProgrammefromitsRegularProgrammeresources. (para.12) iii) AlsonotedacallfrommanyofitsMembers,especiallydevelopingcountries,for increasedtechnicalandfinancialsupportintheimplementationoftheCodeofConduct forResponsibleFisheriesandtheconcernofsmallislanddevelopingStates(SIDs)that thespecialprogrammeforSIDshadnotmaterializedduetolackoffunding. (para.15) iv) NotedfurtheracallfromcountriesfromtheLatinAmericanandtheCaribbeanregionto receivemoreequitableconsiderationinboththeregularandfieldprogrammesandfrom otherdevelopingcountriesforincreasedsupportfromFAO. (para.16) ProgressReportontheCodeofConductforResponsibleFisheriesandRelated InternationalPlansofAction i) RecognizedtheroletheCodeofConductplayedinpromotingsustainablefisheriesand aquaculture,andlinkagebetweenimprovedconservationandmanagementandutilization withinthefisheriessectorascriticalinsupportingnationalpoliciesforenhancingfood securitiesandsocialandeconomicopportunities. (para. 21) ii) NbeoetnedretlhaattitvheelyimsplloewmenbtyatFiAonOofatnhdepMoesmt-bhearrvecsotupnrtroiveissioannsdofthtahteCFoAdOeocfouClodndpulcatyhaadn important role in facilitating international dialoguetoexamine mechanisms and verificationthatwouldcontributetoenhancingresponsiblepost-harvestpractices. (para.23) Copyrightedmaterial